developed Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
develop.
- Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather
- They developed a new technique
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verb work out
evolve; germinate; develop.
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
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verb gain through experience
evolve; acquire; develop.
- I acquired a strong aversion to television
- Children must develop a sense of right and wrong
- Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position
- develop a passion for painting
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verb come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
acquire; produce; develop; grow; get.
- He grew a beard
- The patient developed abdominal pains
- I got funny spots all over my body
- Well-developed breasts
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verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
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verb change the use of and make available or usable
build up; develop.
- develop land
- The country developed its natural resources
- The remote areas of the country were gradually built up
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verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
explicate; develop; formulate.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
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verb create by training and teaching
educate; train; develop; prepare.
- The old master is training world-class violinists
- we develop the leaders for the future
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verb be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest;
develop.
- The plot developed slowly
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verb grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
develop.
- A flower developed on the branch
- The country developed into a mighty superpower
- The embryo develops into a fetus
- This situation has developed over a long time
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verb become technologically advanced
develop; modernize; modernise.
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
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verb cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
develop; make grow.
- The perfect climate here develops the grain
- He developed a new kind of apple
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verb generate gradually
develop.
- We must develop more potential customers
- develop a market for the new mobile phone
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verb grow emotionally or mature
develop; grow.
- The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten
- When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior
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verb make visible by means of chemical solutions
develop.
- Please develop this roll of film for me
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verb superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
develop.
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verb move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
develop.
- Spassky developed quickly
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verb move into a strategically more advantageous position
develop.
- develop the rook
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verb elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
develop.
- develop the melody and change the key
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verb happen
break; recrudesce; develop.
- Report the news as it develops
- These political movements recrudesce from time to time
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verb expand in the form of a series
develop.
- Develop the function in the following form
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adjective being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
- the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook
- they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each
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adjective satellite (used of societies) having high industrial development
highly-developed.
- developed countries
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adjective satellite (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads
- condominiums were built on the developed site
